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Oberg, Uwe : Work <i>[Used Item]</i>
Oberg, Uwe :
Work [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $14.50    




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German pianist Uwe Oberg (Lacy Pool, Uwe Oberg Quartet, Kooperative New Jazz) in a solo album performing works of Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk and his own original work, applying a diverse set of approaches rooted in jazz tradition.

Sanna, Claudio : Ammentos <i>[Used Item]</i>
Sanna, Claudio :
Ammentos [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $14.50    




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Sardinian pianist Claudio Sanna, versed equally in the classical, jazz, and electroacoustic traditions, in his debut recording of 8 original compositions blending composition and improvisation, revealing an enthusiastic and curious approach to music.

Trrma': The Earth's Relief <i>[Used Item]</i>
Trrma':
The Earth's Relief [Used Item]

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $14.04    




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The project of Southern Italy's Giovanni Todisco (percussion) and Giuseppe Candiano (synthesizer), since 2015 touring Japan and Europe to perform in festivals and venues, this album presents their experimental improvisation combining classic afrikaans and symphonic percussion with modular synthesis, merging ancient rhythms with modern electronic excitement.

Wintsch, Michel : Roof Fool <i>[Used Item]</i>
Wintsch, Michel :
Roof Fool [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $14.50    




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Innovative and idiosyncratic Swiss pianist Michel Wintsch in a set of original compositions that combine ambient sound and intentionality, displaying great technical skills and a unique mind that embraces melody and the unexpected aspects of improvisation.

Laubrock, Ingrid / Kris Davis: Blood Moon
Laubrock, Ingrid / Kris Davis:
Blood Moon

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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German saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and Vancouver pianist Kris Davis, both living and working in NY, and having worked together in a variety of groups including Laubrock's Anti-House, a trio with drummer Tyshawn Sorey, Tom Rainey's Obligatto, &c. &c., concentrate their sophisticated playing with this duo album of 7 original compositions and 2 free improvisations.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Daunik Lazro / Evan Parker: Cafe OTO 2020 [2 CDs]
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Daunik Lazro / Evan Parker:
Cafe OTO 2020 [2 CDs]

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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A momentous 2020 concert at London's Cafe OTO, presented in two discs, the 1st with label leader Jean-Marc Foussat in a solo improvisation on synth and voice, the 2nd in a trio with Daunik Lazro on tenor & baritone sax, and Evan Parker on soprano sax, the 2 saxophones weaving and responding to Foussat's remarkable alien soundscapes and vocalization in an immersive extended improvisation.

Gjerstad, Frode with Matthew Shipp : We Speak
Gjerstad, Frode with Matthew Shipp :
We Speak

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Meeting in the Park West Studios in Brooklyn in 2022, acclaimed Norwegian free jazz multi-reedist Frode Gjerstad, here performing on alto saxophone & Bb clarinet, joins with New York pianist Matthew Shipp to record eight discerning and warmly paced improvised dialogs, each titled through a wide range of topics, including "about music"; "about equality"; "about Conspiracies"; "about peace".

Weber, Katharina: In Marta's Garden
Weber, Katharina:
In Marta's Garden

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Magnificent and succinct compositions merging contemporary and improvised approaches in powerfully elegant ways from Swiss pianist Katharina Weber, performing solo in the studio in 2022, presenting seventeen original compositions and two by György Kurtág, including pieces dedicated to Kurtág and Marta Kurtág, along with dedications to Heinz Holliger, Roland Moser, Gertrud Schneider, &c.

Paul, Ashley / Jeffrey Alexander: Between The Surface And Tomorrow [VINYL 7'' w/DOWNLOAD]
Paul, Ashley / Jeffrey Alexander:
Between The Surface And Tomorrow [VINYL 7'' w/DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Editions -- USA )


Price: $7.44    




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Once roommates in Rhode Island, guitarist Jeffrey Alexander of The Heavy Lidders, now living in Philadelphia, and guitarist/vocalist Ashley Paul, now living in London, come together again for a 3-song 7" release of idiosyncratic and informed free-form songs and instrumentals performed with a saxophone, clarinet, prepared guitar, prepared percussion, moog & electric piano.

Soderberg, Peter: String Dialogues
Soderberg, Peter:
String Dialogues

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $15.95    




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A collection of six duo recordings from musician, composer, and improviser Peter Soderberg, investigating different tuning systems and the idea of hybrid instruments, recording with Katt Hernandez (violin), Stina Hellberg Agback (harp), Mats Persson (clavichord), Sten Sandell (piano), My Hellgren (cello) and Vilhelm Bromander (contrabass).

Ogawa, Michiko / Lucy Railton: Fragments Of Reincarnation
Ogawa, Michiko / Lucy Railton:
Fragments Of Reincarnation

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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A single-movement work for sho, Hammond organ and cello, jointly realized by Berlin-based collaborators, Tokyo contemporary and experimental musician & composer Michiko Ogawa, and British cellist & composer Lucy Railton, whose work bridges experimental electronic and electroacoustic practice, here exploring the combinations of different tuning systems inherent in their instruments.

Eastman, Julius: The N*gger Series (Box Version) [VINYL 2 LPs]
Eastman, Julius:
The N*gger Series (Box Version) [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Blume -- Italy )


Price: $68.95    




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Reissuing Blume record's 2018 double album of New York avant composer Julius Eastman's "N****r Series" "Evil N****r" (1979) "Gay Guerilla" (1980) and "Crazy N****r", now in a deluxe wooden box set edition with a 12-page booklet with the original liner notes by Mary Jane Leach and Bradford Bailey, a new 2500 word essay by Bailey, as well as unseen pictures and a poster.

Eberhard, Silke / Celine Voccia: Wild Knots
Eberhard, Silke / Celine Voccia:
Wild Knots

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A sax & piano duo from German saxophonist Silke Eberhard and French pianist Céline Voccia, recording in the studio in Berlin as they draw from free jazz and contemporary compositional sources in quick-witted exchanges of powerful technique and creative drive, or contemplative environments of unusual concepts; an extremely well matched and complementary pair.

Barradas, Joao: Solo II - Live at the Festival D'Aix-En-Prevence
Barradas, Joao:
Solo II - Live at the Festival D'Aix-En-Prevence

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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Active in both contemporary music and as an improviser, Portuguese accordionist João Barradas is heard live at the 2022 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in France, performing solo on a chromatic accordion, MIDI chromatic accordion and voice for an expansive, un-interrupted six-part improvisation that showcases both his technical skills and his emotional passion.

Oswald, Margaux / Jesper Zeuthen: Magnetite
Oswald, Margaux / Jesper Zeuthen:
Magnetite

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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Also part of the working group Zeuthen / Østergaard-Nielsen / Nordberg / Oswald, legendary Danish saxophonist Jesper Zeuthen of Blue Sun and pianist Margaux Oswald are heard in this 2022 performance at Koncertkirken in Copenhagen for three extended and discerning dialogs of powerfully passionate interplay and startlingly beautiful plateaus of peaceful discourse.

Krausbauer, John / David Maranha: John Krausbauer & David Maranha [7'' VINYL]
Krausbauer, John / David Maranha:
John Krausbauer & David Maranha [7'' VINYL]

(Public Eyesore -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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A minimalist work in the tradition of Tony Conrad and Henry Flynt, John Cale or La Monte Young, West Coast-based composer and multi-instrumentalist John Krausbauer performing on an amplified violin and Portuguese experimental/drone artist David Maranha (Osso Exótico) performing on electric organ present two emphatic and rich compositions of interacting tone and texture.

Takase, Aki / Alexander Von Schlippenbach: Four Hands Piano Pieces
Takase, Aki / Alexander Von Schlippenbach:
Four Hands Piano Pieces

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Composed over a period of thirty years, the eleven absolutely remarkable recording from the duo of husband and wife virtuoso piano improvisers and composers Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach, performing together on two grand pianos or, as the title describes, performing with four hands, is a stunning achievement in style, complement, and nearly telepathic dialog.

Takase, Aki / Alexander Von Schlippenbach: Four Hands Piano Pieces [VINYL]
Takase, Aki / Alexander Von Schlippenbach:
Four Hands Piano Pieces [VINYL]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $34.95    




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Composed over a period of thirty years, the eleven absolutely remarkable recording from the duo of husband and wife virtuoso piano improvisers and composers Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach, performing together on two grand pianos or, as the title describes, performing with four hands, is a stunning achievement in style, complement, and nearly telepathic dialog.

Yoshida, Tatsuya x Satoshi Mishoiba: Moonlight Sonata
Yoshida, Tatsuya x Satoshi Mishoiba:
Moonlight Sonata

(Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan )


Price: $16.95    




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A live performance at Koenji Jirokichi that draws on the works of Sergei Prokofiev, Bela Bartok, Manuel de Falla and Ludwig van Beethoven, from drummer Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins, Koenji Hyakkei) and pianist Satoshi Mishiba (Kinniku Shoujotai, Tokusatsu), part of Yoshida's "Piano 10th Game" series, as the two layer and spectacularly interweave melodies and tight percussive work.

Yoshida, Tatsuya x Owada Chihiro: Dotsukiuta
Yoshida, Tatsuya x Owada Chihiro:
Dotsukiuta

(Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan )


Price: $16.95    




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Quick-witted and intensely detailed improvisations between Japanese drummer Tatsuya Yoshida and pianist Chihiro Owada (Karasutou!), who also performs on pianica, with both free vocalizing, in eleven recordings captured at live performances between 2021 and 2013 in Ogikubo, Maebashi and Youtsuya, Japan, plus a bonus studio composition combining unused sources.

Blake, Ran: Horace is Blue: A Silver Noir
Blake, Ran:
Horace is Blue: A Silver Noir

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Cage, John: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
Cage, John:
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

(El Records -- Great Britain )


Price: $17.95    




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Feldman, Morton : For John Cage
Feldman, Morton :
For John Cage

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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Morton Feldman was a friend, flatmate and student of John Cage's innovative approaches to composition; he wrote this 3 part work for violin and piano in 1982 as a 70th birthday present for Cage, here performed by violinist Josje Fosie Ter Haar and pianist John Snijders.

Ferrari, Luc: Piano & Percussion Works
Ferrari, Luc:
Piano & Percussion Works

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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Works for piano, percussion, and one including magnetic bands, from Luc Ferrari, composed between 1956-1988, here performed by pianist Satoko Inoue and percussionist Toshiyuki Matsukua.

Kimura, Izumi / Gerry Hemingway: Kairos
Kimura, Izumi / Gerry Hemingway:
Kairos

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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After their trio album Illuminated Silence with bassist Barry Guy, Japanese-born, Irish-based pianist Izumi Kimura and US drummer/percussionist Gerry Hemingway living in Switzerland distill their improvisations into these deeply personal, highly concentrative and masterful dialogs, in five spontaneous compositions, one work from each performer, and a traditional work.

Stockhausen, Karlheinz : Mantra (performed by Mark Knoop, Roderick Chadwick and Newton Armstrong)
Stockhausen, Karlheinz :
Mantra (performed by Mark Knoop, Roderick Chadwick and Newton Armstrong)

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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Stockhausen's late 60s composition "Mantra" was a return to his intricately systematised approach to musical construction, expanding the possibilities and potentialities of the serial principle to allow for more melodic and embraceable compositions.

Myers, David Lee: Partikelrauschen <i>[Used Item]</i>
Myers, David Lee:
Partikelrauschen [Used Item]

(pulsewidth -- USA )


Price: $20.00    




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Referring to the music on this album from New York feedback and electronic pioneer David Lee Myers as "firmly rooted in the electronic music of the 1950s-1960s", over nine tracks we are taken on an otherworldly journey of detailed particulate electronic adventures, sometimes swooping, vertiginous, monstrous and unpredictable, each track captured live in Myer's Pulsewidth studio.

Subterrene: The Same Rivers
Subterrene:
The Same Rivers

(Poverty Electronics -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Subterrene, aka Grant Stewart, continues his prolific sonic journey through six discrete sound works, deep river immersions of slowly evolving and dovetailing drones of rich, resonant synthetics employing great control and concentration, invoking rich harmonics that shift and subsume in aqueous clouds, each track succinctly exploring new terrains.

Expanse: Chromatic Spectrum
Expanse:
Chromatic Spectrum

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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The Boston-based Expanse, inspired by the concepts of space and restraint, configured as a trio in a livestreamed session where Evil Clown stalwart David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, fog horns & percussion is joined by Eric Woods on analog synth & percussion, and Michael Knoblach, who focuses on exotic percussion instruments, for a unique journey in electroacoustic improv.

Noble, Liam / Geoff Simkins: Lucky Teeth <i>[Used Item]</i>
Noble, Liam / Geoff Simkins:
Lucky Teeth [Used Item]

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $10.00    




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Referencing the unusual 1896 feat of catching a turnip dropped 270 feet from a bridge by a member of the troupe The Royal Zanettos, the duo of London pianist Liam Noble and Geoff Simkins perform the slightly less daring but equally fascinating feat of performing a lyrical jazz concert at The Vortex in Dalston in 2022, for a mix of originals, standards and traditional tunes.

Blum, John: Nine Rivers
Blum, John:
Nine Rivers

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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An outrageously powerful improvised exposition of nine rivers from New York pianist John Blum, performing live in a solo concert as part of the 2013 Crosscurrent Festival in Pecara, Italy, Blum's commanding technique and density making clear his influence by former mentors Cecil Taylor and Borah Bergman, as he rolls and roars rapidly through each torrent.

Shipp, Matthew: The Intrinsic Nature Of Shipp
Shipp, Matthew:
The Intrinsic Nature Of Shipp

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Recording in the studio in NYC in 2023, pianist Matthew Shipp presents ten concise improvisations, forcefully powerful statements from energetic complexities to contemplatively inventive abstractions, at times explicitly referencing jazz tradition with an innate lyricism, at times bulldozing through tradition to create something uniquely Shipp.

AUTORHTYHM: Songs for the Nervous System [VINYL]
AUTORHTYHM:
Songs for the Nervous System [VINYL]

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $23.95    




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An investigation into the depths of the body's neurological frontier from Swedish electronic artist Joakim Forsgren, presenting a series of intuitive compositions drawing from the latest medical research on how light and sound at specific frequencies has a potential to affect bodily functions, using analog synthesizers to create retro-rhythmic environments of flowing sound.

Meirino, Francisco / Jerome Noetinger: Drainage, In Six Parts
Meirino, Francisco / Jerome Noetinger:
Drainage, In Six Parts

(Klanggalerie -- Germany )


Price: $18.95    




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Recording in Switzerland at La Becque Residency Center, the experimental improvising duo of Francisco Meirino on synth & field recording and Jerome Noetinger using electronics, tape, reel to reel player & radio, create a 6-part series of unusual sonic interactions, patiently exposing unidentifiable sounds and synthetic punctuation, neither subtle nor explosive but wonderfully engaging.

Kromeshna / Chefkirk: Surfaces
Kromeshna / Chefkirk:
Surfaces

(Besperech' -- Russia )


Price: $11.95    




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Mysterious sonic collaborations between Russian experimental electronic musician Vitaly Maklakov, who runs the Zaimka and Besperech' labels, and Oregon sound artist CHEFKIRK, merging field recordings and experiments with tape & synths to create five works of submerged sound amid enigmatic detail; mastered by Squidco's own Carl Kruger.

sara (.es) / Tatsuya Nakatani: Creature In A Forest
sara (.es) / Tatsuya Nakatani:
Creature In A Forest

(Nomart Editions -- Japan )


Price: $17.95    




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A duo improvisation by American-based, Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and pianist sara(.es), recorded by Yasushi Utsunomiya in Osaka, Japan as part of a series of duo recordings, bringing out the subtleties of their interaction as each improviser approaches their instrument in unique ways, creating a virtual universe of sounds that intersect and contrast in captivating ways.

Kruttli, Marie: Transparence
Kruttli, Marie:
Transparence

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Swiss pianist, composer and producer Marie Kruttli, who splits her time between Switzerland and Berlin, steps away from her trio with bassist Lukas Traxel and drummer Jonathan Barber for a sophisticated solo album of original composition and improvisations, in thirteen succinct, emotional and introspectively elegant works.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Urs Leimgruber / Carlos "Zingaro": L'Aile D'Icare
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Urs Leimgruber / Carlos "Zingaro":
L'Aile D'Icare

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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A remarkable journey in free improvisation and free form electroacoustic improv from the trio of Jean-Marc Foussat on synth & effected voice, Urs Leimgruber on soprano & tenor saxophones and Carlos Zingaro on violin, three masterful improvisers who employ unusual sonic palettes and remarkable technique in a carefully controlled conversation drawing on diverse styles.

Freboeuf, Didier / Jean-Luc Petit: Crusts
Freboeuf, Didier / Jean-Luc Petit:
Crusts

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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An open-minded duet between French pianist Didier Fréboeuf, also performing on clavietta and objects, and tenor & sopranino saxophonist and contrabass clarinetist Jean-Luc Petit, in an improvisatory exploration of three crusts--"Bark", "Scab" and "Crisp"--music of impressive, creative dexterity that balances scrabbly playing with introspection around each crusty littoral.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Sylvain Guerineau: Rustiques
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Sylvain Guerineau:
Rustiques

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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A study of contrasts as French improvising synth player Jean-Marc Foussat joins with legendary saxophonist & bass clarinetist Sylvain Guerineau, whose work in both jazz tradition and free playing finds him a lyrical and expressive player, bringing flexibility in combination with a seemingly disparate foil in Foussat, heard in six succint dialogs of unconventional compatibility.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Leo Remke-Rochard: jouent pour Stephane Guillaumon qui danse sans faire de brui
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Leo Remke-Rochard:
jouent pour Stephane Guillaumon qui danse sans faire de bruit

(Fou Records -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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An immersive collection of electroacoustic improvisation from the French duo of Jean-Marc Foussat performing on synth, piano, toys and voice, and Léo Remke-Rochard (Riverdog/Skuury) on electronics and ethnic instruments, in a mix of engulfing abstractions and fragmented narrative elements, six works of remarkable soundscape and inspired alien interaction.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Guy-Frank Pellerin: Les Beaux Jours
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Guy-Frank Pellerin:
Les Beaux Jours

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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The title translating to The Good Days, Fou label leader and synth player Jean-Marc Foussat joins with soprano & tenor saxophonist Guy-Frank Pellerin (Dieci Ensemble) for three extended electroacoustic improvisations and a shorter coda, employing piano, toys, field recordings, a whispered poem from Tristan Tzara, and a sense of limitless creativity and imagination.

Olsen, Lance Austin / Bruno Duplant: Coincidence
Olsen, Lance Austin / Bruno Duplant:
Coincidence

(Ftarri -- Japan )


Price: $13.95    




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A single extended duo performance from improviser, composer and leader of the Infrequency Editions label, Lance Austin Olsen, performing on guitar, field recordings, wax cylinder recordings, MIDI organ & amplified objects, along with French pianist, composer and improviser Bruno Duplant, also credited with "sounds", a moody and tense work that meticulously uses innuendo and space.

Sakata, Akira / Ken Ikeda: GAUCHE
Sakata, Akira / Ken Ikeda:
GAUCHE

(Ftarri -- Japan )


Price: $13.95    




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Legendary Japanese free jazz reedist Akira Sakata's first release on the Ftarri label, in a concert with sound artist and synthesist Ken Ikeda, recording live at Fatrri's own Tokyo space in two improvised performances of approximately 30 minutes each of subtle, expressive interactions through even-tempered discourse and spacious patience, punctuated by Sakata's bell.

Vathres: Liturgy of Lacuna
Vathres:
Liturgy of Lacuna

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $15.95    




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Three expansive works from composer and keyboardist/pianist Alex Zethson, developing concepts from themes and motifs developed over more than a decade, recorded over two years with exceptional care as he and his collaborators create subtle and beautifully evocative sonic environments that seamlessly incorporate acoustic, electronic, drone and feedback elements.

Vathres: Liturgy of Lacuna [VINYL]
Vathres:
Liturgy of Lacuna [VINYL]

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $24.95    




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Three expansive works from composer and keyboardist/pianist Alex Zethson, developing concepts from themes and motifs developed over more than a decade, recorded over two years with exceptional care as he and his collaborators create subtle and beautifully evocative sonic environments that seamlessly incorporate acoustic, electronic, drone and feedback elements.

Abrams, Muhal Richard: Celestial Birds [VINYL]
Abrams, Muhal Richard:
Celestial Birds [VINYL]

(KARLRECORDS -- Germany )


Price: $21.95    




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A compilation of works from the late Chicago multi-reedist, experimenter, and AACM founder Muhal Richard Abrams, focused on his widely unknown electronic compositions, in four recording from 1968-1995 with collaborators including Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Amina Claudine Myers, Roscoe Mitchell, Maurice McIntyre, Yousef Yancey, Thurman Barker, &c.

Agnel, Sophie / John Edwards / Steve Noble: Meteo
Agnel, Sophie / John Edwards / Steve Noble:
Meteo

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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A live recording at the famous Meteo Festival from the trio of Sophie Agnel (piano), John Edwards (double bass) and Steve Noble (drums), three of Europe's most active improvisers in an intense extended performance.

Barrett, Richard: Adrift
Barrett, Richard:
Adrift

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Three live performances of collaborative electroacoustic compositions from 2007-08, each exploring different points of contact between precomposed structures and spontaneous invention.

Caine, Adam: Thousandfold
Caine, Adam:
Thousandfold

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $16.95    




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Guitarist Adam Caine's trio with bassist Tom Blancarte and drummer John Wagner in studio recordings of eight original Caine compositions, great driven modern jazz.

Dadge, Chris / Jonathon Wilcke: Three Live Pieces
Dadge, Chris / Jonathon Wilcke:
Three Live Pieces

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


Price: $11.95    




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With a 15 year history of collaboration, Bug Incision label leader Chris Dadge joins with fellow Calgary free improviser Jonathon Wilcke on saxophone for an album of live performances in their home city, two performances from Parlour and one at Local 510, showing strong rapport in their duo of uniquely unconventional percussion and lyrically quirky sax.

Day, Bryan / Dereck Higgins: Woven Territories
Day, Bryan / Dereck Higgins:
Woven Territories

(Public Eyesore -- USA )


Price: $10.95    




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San Francisco East Bay sonic artist and Public Eyesore/Eh? label-leader Bryan Day meets Omaha bass player and sound artist Dereck Higgins for four enveloping works of sound, sonically rich and epic journeys through terrains of identifiable musical elements and acousmatic curiosity, all with an ear to story-telling as the duo weave passages of fantastic elements.

Dresser, Mark : Modicana [VINYL]
Dresser, Mark :
Modicana [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $23.95    




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Double Bassist Mark Dresser, a mainstay of the Downtown NY scene as an improviser and composer, and also prominent on the US West Coast and as an international touring artist, releases a powerful album of distinctive solo playing, both technically and melodically, with 2 tracks caught live at the Umea Jazz Festival and others recorded at the University of California, San Diego.

Fields, Scott: Five Frozen Eggs
Fields, Scott:
Five Frozen Eggs

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Recorded in 1996 and first released by Music and Arts, this is perhaps Scott Fields' most important recording session to date: intricate compositions and superior interplay with his Chicago peers of Hamid Drake, Marilyn Crispell, and Hans Sturm.

Fuchs / Lindsay / Smith / Baghdassarians / Baltschun: The Happymakers
Fuchs / Lindsay / Smith / Baghdassarians / Baltschun:
The Happymakers

(Balance Point Acoustics -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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1. Ma(R)Ker #1 4:32

2. Ma(R)Ker #2 4:38

3. Ma(R)Ker #3 3:30

4. Ma(R)Ker #4 5:55

5. Ma(R)Ker #5 6:15

6. Ma(R)Ker #6 3:04

7. Ma(R)Ker #7 5:23

8. Ma(R)Ker #8 4:59

9. Ma(R)Ker #9 3:42

10. Ma(R)Ker #10 8:13

11. Ma(R)Ker #11 5:34

Houle, Viviane: Treize
Houle, Viviane:
Treize

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Out free improvising vocalist Viviane Houle's debut solo release in duos with a veritable who's-who of Vancouver's finest improvisers including Peggy Lee, Jesse Zubot, &c. &c.

Ives, Charles: A Songbook
Ives, Charles:
A Songbook

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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Sebastian Gottschick's adaptations of Ives' songs and short instrumental pieces pay homage to the composer and develop his work further, as conducted by Gottschick with the ensemble fur neue musik zurich.

Mujician (Tippett / Levin / Dunmall / Rogers): 10 10 10
Mujician (Tippett / Levin / Dunmall / Rogers):
10 10 10

(Cuneiform -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Their name a combination of magic and music, "Mujician" formed in the UK in 1988 as the quartet of Keith Tippett on piano, Tony Levin on drums, Paul Dunmall on sax & winds and Paul Rogers on bass, this extraordinary 2010 recording of two extended improvisations at the University of Bristol was the band's last, before the passing of drummer Levin and pianist Tippett.

Neumann, Andrea / Bonnie Jones: Green Just As I Could See
Neumann, Andrea / Bonnie Jones:
Green Just As I Could See

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Four extended electroacoustic works from Berlin's inside pianist and mixing board artist Andrea Neumann and Baltimore's Bonnie Jones on electronics, minimal and edgy pieces of unusual and absorbing character.

Paulo, Joao / Paulo Curado / Bruno Pedroso: As Sete Ilhas De Lisboa
Paulo, Joao / Paulo Curado / Bruno Pedroso:
As Sete Ilhas De Lisboa

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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2003 release of the Lisbon improvising trio of Bruno Pedroso on drums, Joao Paulo on piano and Paulo Curado on saxophone, merging jazz and world styles from Lisbon, America, Arabic and Jewish forms with lyrical strength, clear communication and an experimental attitude between the three players, a great example of the Portuguese free improvising scene.

Radulescu, Horatiu : 20 Jahre Inventionen
Radulescu, Horatiu :
20 Jahre Inventionen

(Edition Rz -- Germany )


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Horatiu Radulescu's String Quartet No 4, opus 33 (1976-87) performed by the Arditti String Quartett at IRCAM/Centre Pompidou Paris in 1996.

Taylor, Cecil (w/ Lyons / Dixon / Grimes / Silva / Cyrille): With (Exit) To Student Studies, Revisit
Taylor, Cecil (w/ Lyons / Dixon / Grimes / Silva / Cyrille):
With (Exit) To Student Studies, Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Changing approaches to his music with new quartet of Jimmy Lyons on alto sax, Alan Silva on double bass and Andrew Cyrille on drums, pianist Cecil Taylor's incredible 1966 concert in Paris presented four extended compositions, here remastered and reissued with a track from a compilation LP--"With (Exit)"--extending his quartet with Bill Dixon on trumpet and Henry Grimes on double bass.

Van Hove, Fred / Roger Turner: The Corner
Van Hove, Fred / Roger Turner:
The Corner

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Pioneering improvising pianist Fred Van Hove at UK's Cafe OTO for the first time, captured in a duo with UK drummer/percussionist Roger Turner, their first recording together, for a night of exceptional improvised interplay, sophisticated and complex playing that is constantly buoyant and charming, an enthralling conversation between two veteran players.

Weston, Veryan / Trevor Watts: Dialogues with Ornette!
Weston, Veryan / Trevor Watts:
Dialogues with Ornette!

(FMR -- Great Britain )


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Live recordings in 2015 from Bim Huis, and in Quintavant/Audio Rebel in Rio de Janeiro, the first a tribute to the late saxophonist Ornette Coleman in a 3 part suite of fast-paced and insightful improv; the 2nd "Quantum Illusion", an introspective and rich 2-part work.

Wolpe / Feldman / Zimmerman / Seel: Four Generations
Wolpe / Feldman / Zimmerman / Seel:
Four Generations

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


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Pianist and composer Daniel N. Seel plays four pieces from four generations of different composers including Stefan Wolpe, Morton Feldman, Walter Zimmerman, and his own work.

Zorn, John: Film Works XXIII: El General
Zorn, John:
Film Works XXIII: El General

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Zorn's 23rd Filmworks presents Eleven cues recorded for a striking documentary focusing on the life of controversial Mexican dictator Plutarco Elias Calles.

Zorn, John: New Masada Quartet
Zorn, John:
New Masada Quartet

(Tzadik -- USA )


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John Zorn remakes his Masada Quartet with the new quartet of Kenny Wollesen on drums, Julian Lage on guitar, Jorge Roeder on bass, and the leader and composer himself on alto saxophone, the band having honed the elements of the Masada Songbook through live performance in NYC since 2019, here captured in Bill Laswell's studio in 2021 for 8 lyrically ecstatic recordings.

Blasco, Merche / Lucie Vitkova: Anette [2 CDs]
Blasco, Merche / Lucie Vitkova:
Anette [2 CDs]

(XI Records -- USA )


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An unusual pairing of effected accordion and a 3D printer from Czech accordionist living in NY, Lucie Vitkova, also performing on harmonica, Korg Volca Bass and Moog, and NY multimedia artist Merch Blasco, the album titled for the name of Blasco's 3D printer "Anette", which also printed the thimble-microphones she wears on her fingers to capture parts of this performance.

O'Malley, Stephen / Anthony Pateras: Sept Duos Pour Guitare Acoustique & Piano Prepare [VINYL 2 LPS]
O'Malley, Stephen / Anthony Pateras:
Sept Duos Pour Guitare Acoustique & Piano Prepare [VINYL 2 LPS]

(SHELTER PRESS -- France )


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A gorgeous album of acoustic improvisation from Anthony Pateras performing on a prepared piano and Stephen O'Malley on steel string acoustic guitar, recorded live with no overdubs during O'Malley's residency at La Becque on Lake Geneva in the summer of 2021, slowly interacting through resonant harmonics and percussive tones that glide and fill the air with contemplative sound.

Nicols, Maggie / Matilda Rolfsson / Mark Wastell: Semiotic Drift
Nicols, Maggie / Matilda Rolfsson / Mark Wastell:
Semiotic Drift

(Confront -- UK )


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Extending the duo of British improvisers, legendary vocalist and leader of London's The Gathering, Maggie Nicols, also performing on taps and percussion, and Confront label-leader, percussionist Mark Wastell performing on cymbals and frame drum, with Swedish percussionist Matilda Rolfsson on bass drum, captured in a captivating concert at All Ears in Oslo in 2023.

Boulez, Pierre & John Cage: Structures & Music For Piano
Boulez, Pierre & John Cage:
Structures & Music For Piano

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


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John Cage and Pierre Boulez met in 1949, forging a long and valuable musical friendship, as seen through the parallels in these works by both composers, performed by Pi-Hsien-Chen & Ian Pace.

Riley, Terry: The 3 Generations Trio
Riley, Terry:
The 3 Generations Trio

(Angelica -- Italy )


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Recorded during the 2013 Angelica Festival at Teatro Comunale, Terry Riley's 3 Generations Trio bring Riley on synth, piano and Indian influenced vocals together with son Gyan on guitar and Tracy Silverman on electric violin for an immersive and meditative performance.

Smith, Linda Catlin: Wanderer
Smith, Linda Catlin:
Wanderer

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Eight sophisticated chamber pieces composed by Linda Catlin Smith and realized by the Canadian Apartment House ensemble, including a solo piano performed by Philip Thomas, a piano duo with Thomas and Mark Knoop, and works for percussion & cello, 2 quintet pieces for strings, percussion and winds, and two 7-piece conducted works with two percussionists, strings and brass.

Bacci, Chiara / Nicola Lancerotti: Settembre [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Bacci, Chiara / Nicola Lancerotti:
Settembre [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tsss Tapes -- Italy )


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Two mysteriously veiled electroacoustic improvisations recorded live at Maison des musiques, in Brussels, Belgium between performers Nicola Lancerotti, an Italian-born double bassist & sound artist, and sound artist Chiara Bacci, using glitch, veiled voices, synthetics and acousmatic sources, packaged in a sparkly green tinted cassette with download code.

Pollak, Andreas / Johan Graden: Terror Of Positivity
Pollak, Andreas / Johan Graden:
Terror Of Positivity

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The Swedish duo of percussionist Andreas Pollak and prepared pianist Johan Graden (Adam & Alma) in an album of references and innuendo, clandestine and furtive sounds that evoke great mystery and drama in beautifully shaped sound; evocative music that deceives to emerge from the electronic realm while in actuality coming from all acoustic sources.

Trrma' / Charlemagne Palestine: Sssseegmmeentss Frrooom Baaari [VINYL]
Trrma' / Charlemagne Palestine:
Sssseegmmeentss Frrooom Baaari [VINYL]

(BeCoq -- France )


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Stochastic music for percussion and synthesizers from New York avant conceptualist and keyboardist Charlemagne Palestine, here on piano & electronics, with the Italian duo Trrma' of Giovanni Todisco on percussion and Guiseppe Candiano on synth, in two side-long works of irregular rhythm, complexity and dissonance that build and recede in a suspenseful journey.

Charbin / Prevost: The Cry of a Dove Announcing Rain (Two Afternoon Concerts at Cafe OTO)
Charbin / Prevost:
The Cry of a Dove Announcing Rain (Two Afternoon Concerts at Cafe OTO)

(Matchless -- UK )


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Two unfolding, extended sets from a 2022 concert at Cafe OTO by AMM legendary percussionist Eddie Prévost and French pianist based in London, Marjolain Charbin, the pianist playing inside and out her of instrument augmented by objects, Prévost creating sonic environments through cymbal bowing and scraping, as the duo evolve into high motion and withdraw into suspenseful beauty.

Feldman, Morton: Piano Three Hands, Intermission 5, Vertical Thoughts 2, Extensions 3, Four Instrume
Feldman, Morton:
Piano Three Hands, Intermission 5, Vertical Thoughts 2, Extensions 3, Four Instruments, Intermission 5, Piano Piece 1956 A + B, Intersection 3, Instruments 1

(Edition Rz -- Germany )


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A collection of Feldman compositions primarily for piano as recorded by his earliest interpreters: Cornelius Cardew, John Tilbury, David Tutor, Cantilene Chamber Players, and Feldman himself.

Innanen / Pasborg / Piromalli: Can You Hear It?
Innanen / Pasborg / Piromalli:
Can You Hear It?

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Upbeat retro-future jazz with a bit of an acerbic wit, from the organ trio of Finnish saxophonist Mikko Innanen, Danish drummer Stefan Pasborg and French Hammond organ player Cédric Piromalli, in nine diverse pieces from funky swing to lush balladry, with Canadian improviser Lori Freedman providing sharply inquisitive narrative on two pieces.

Gantar, Miha: Amsterdam [5 CD BOX SET]
Gantar, Miha:
Amsterdam [5 CD BOX SET]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The second box set from Slovenia-born pianist Miha Gantar, named for his adopted city of Amsterdam, through five CDs presenting the many aspects of chamber-oriented, refined jazz that he composes and improvises around, with one CD each of trio and quartet settings, a CD of duos with Michael Moore, an extended solo improvisation, and a dual piano work.

Calcanhar (Mortagua  / Azevedo): Jump
Calcanhar (Mortagua / Azevedo):
Jump

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The project name chosen by the duo of Portuguese improvisers, saxophonist Joao Mortagua and pianist Carlos Azevedo, translates to "heel", which they explain "represents the footprint we leave behind as we navigate a constantly evolving musical path", heard in 14 succinct improvisations that balance implicitly lyrical dialog with unconventional and often mischievous technique.

Evans, Bill (Evans, Hall, Peacock, Motian, Israels, Bunker): Duos With Jim Hall & Trios '64 & '65, R
Evans, Bill (Evans, Hall, Peacock, Motian, Israels, Bunker):
Duos With Jim Hall & Trios '64 & '65, Revisited [2 CDs]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Three configurations of sophisticated duos & trios from four remastered albums recorded between 1962 and 1966 by pianist Bill Evans: first in duos with guitarist Jim Hall (Undercurrent); then with his trio of bassist Gary Peacock & Paul Motian (Trio 64); then with bassist Chuck Israels & drummer Larry Bunker (Trio 65); and last full circle to 1966, again with Jim Hall (Intermodulation).

Harnik, Elisabeth / Zlatko Kaucic: One Foot in the Air
Harnik, Elisabeth / Zlatko Kaucic:
One Foot in the Air

(Not Two -- Poland )


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An exciting and often unorthodox concert of free improvisation between Austrian pianist Elisabeth Harnik and Slovenian drummer/percussionist Zlatko Kaucic, captured live in 2022 at the Kulturhalle in Eggersdorf, Austria for a diverse 5-movement freely improvised and very open-minded work, with both performing inside and outside of their instruments, and literally, underneath the piano.

Abrahams, Chris / Mark Wastell: A Thousand Sacred Steps
Abrahams, Chris / Mark Wastell:
A Thousand Sacred Steps

(Confront -- UK )


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Drenched in beautiful ambiance, this inspired and spiritual meeting between Necks pianist Chris Abrahams and percussionist Mark Wastell performing on tam-tam and cymbals, was recorded while The Necks were in residence at Cafe Oto in London, the empathy between the two immediately evident in their graceful approach to these four evolving improvisations.

Bailey, Derek / Agusti Fernandez: A Silent Dance
Bailey, Derek / Agusti Fernandez:
A Silent Dance

(Incus -- UK )


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Recorded by Agusti Fernandez himself, these are lovely dialogs between the pianist and Derek Bailey on electric; rich and reserved conversation with free improv's elder statesman.



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